Research Catalog

Title

Towards openly multilingual policies and practices : assessing minority language maintenance across Europe / Johanna Laakso, Anneli Sarhimaa, Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark and Reetta Toivanen.

Author

Laakso, Johanna

Publication

Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2016]

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Additional Authors

• Sarhimaa, Anneli
• Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Athanasia
• Toivanen, Reetta

Description

xvi, 259 pages ; illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

This book investigates the maintenance of multilingualism and minority languages in 12 different minority communities across Europe, all of which are underrepresented in international minority language studies. The book presents a number of case studies covering a broad range of highly diverse minorities and languages with different historical and socio-political backgrounds. Despite current legislation and institutional and educational support, the authors surmise there is no guarantee for the maintenance of minority languages, suggesting changes in attitudes and language ideologies are the key to promoting true multilingualism. The book also introduces a new tool, the European Language Vitality Barometer, for assessing the maintenance of minority languages on the basis of survey data. The book is based on the European Language Diversity for All (ELDIA) research project which was funded by the European Commission (7th framework programme, 2010{u2013}2013). --

Series Statement

Linguistic diversity and language rights ; 11

Uniform Title

Linguistic diversity and language rights 11.

Subjects

• Europe
• Language and languages > Variation
• Language and culture > Europe
• Language maintenance > Europe
• Linguistic minorities > Europe

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1 Introduction -- 2 European language vitality barometer. A novel tool for measuring the degree of language maintenace at group level -- 3 Apples, oranges and cranberries: Finno-ugric minorities in Europe and the diversity of diversities -- 4 Analysis -- Implications and recommendations: what should we do to maintain language diversity in Europe? -- Afterword: Disendangering languages / Miklós Kontra, M. Paul Lewis and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas -- About the authors -- References -- Attachment 1: ELIDA institutions and research teams -- Attachment 2: ELIDA workshops, conferences and seminars -- Index.

ISBN

• 9781783094950
• 1783094958
• 9781783094967 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2015036329

OCLC

• 925355213
• SCSB-12804220

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library